cupidity
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Wrote Newshawk Smith wisely: "Cupidity is the handmaiden of national defense, or vice versa."
From Time Magazine Archive
Cupidity, jealousy, hypocrisy, these are the seeds which the careless, indolent almsgiver sows; and then, when he sees the harvest, he bitterly complains of the ingratitude which has requited his generous kindness.
From The Haunted Room A Tale by A. L. O. E.
That is a genus which embraces several species, as "Cupidity."
From The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 by Cicero, Marcus Tullius
Cupidity, lust of place and power, and fear of the enemies of the French were the principal motives which influenced these men, whose names should for ever be execrated.
From Joan of Arc by Gower, Ronald Sutherland
Cupidity and stupefaction of judgment are the grass and straw that float on it, covering its bosom.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
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